Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Zelfer
Mar 31, 2009
ABBYVILLE - Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Zelfer, 68, died March 31, 2009, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1940, in Oneida, the son of Francis Leroy and Pauline Katherine Ronnebaum Zelfer. He attended St. Teresa's Schools and was a 1962 graduate of Kansas University. He was a broker and farmer. He was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church....
Harriet Helmick Cushing
Mar 29, 2009
Harriet H. Cushing, 87, died March 29, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 15, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Daniel S. and Juliet Webster Helmick. She graduated in 1940, from Washburn High School, Minneapolis, Minn., and in 1944, from the University of Minnesota. She was a homemaker. She belonged to Grace Episcopal Church, Hutchinson,...
Rescheduled Postponed Service Updates
Mar 28, 2009
NANCY ANNE MERRYMAN BRENTLINGER - 2:00pm, Sunday March 29, 2009 @ Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson. ANGELINE STOUGHTON - 2:00pm, Monday March 30, 2009 @ Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. KAREN K. CARTER - 4:30pm, Tuesday March 31, 2009 @ Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson. please call 620-663-3327 with any questions.
Leona Pearl "Pearly" Janzen
Mar 28, 2009
Leona Pearl "Pearly" Janzen, 80, died March 28, 2009, at Pleasant View Home, Inman. She was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Ellinwood to Clyde Orville and Josephine Abby Thorp Drake. A lifetime resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. On Aug. 31, 1946, she married Elmer Janzen in Hutchinson. He survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Jerry and wife Debbie,...
Evelyn Thompson
Mar 28, 2009
Evelyn Thompson, 87, died March 28, 2009, at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 16, 1921, in Conway, the daughter of Izella and Samantha I. Ring Rathbun. She attended Adela Hale Business College, Hutchinson. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Grace Bible Church. On Jan. 18, 1946, she married Charles Allen Thompson in...
Dale L. Harrison
Mar 28, 2009
Dale Leon Harrison, 40, died March 28, 2009, at his home in Jarrell, Texas. He was born April 20, 1968, to Gary "Chuck" and Kay Harrison in San Diego. A graduate of Fairfield High School, Langdon, and Pittsburg State University, Dale was a 1986 United States National Award winner for leadership service. He was a Plastics Engineer for Pactiv Corp...
Irene Musselwhite
Mar 28, 2009
Irene Musselwhite, 86, died March 28, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 1, 1922, in Okmulgee, Okla., the daughter of Herman Bill and Minnie Owen Snider. She graduated high school in 1940 in Blackwell, Okla., and attended nurses training at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, moving to Overland Park in...
Harry W. Scott, Jr.
Mar 26, 2009
LAWRENCE - Harry W. "Scotty" Scott Jr., 88, died March 26, 2009, at Brandon Woods Nursing Home, Lawrence, Kan. He was born Nov. 19, 1920, in Liberal, Kan., the son of Dr. Harry and Myrtle Willis Scott, Sr. On July 2, 1946, Scotty married Evelyn P. Medearis in Hutchinson, where they resided for most of their lives. She died June...
Marie Hunt
Mar 26, 2009
Marie Hunt, 99, died March 26, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. She was born April 5, 1909, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John A. and Cecelia F. Olson Wallsten. She attended Ijams School. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #982 and Elks Lodge #453. On Aug. 4, 1927,...
Angeline V. "Angie" Stoughton
Mar 25, 2009
Angeline V. "Angie" Stoughton, 87, died March 25, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Cabool, Mo., the daughter of Clarence H. and Dolly M. Johnson Parmenter. She was a longtime Hutchinson resident. She graduated from Buhler High School in 1940. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Christian Church, and...
Esther Agnes Mezger
Mar 25, 2009
RAYMOND - Esther Agnes Mezger, 96, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Atoka, Okla. She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Raymond, Kansas to Michael and Nettie Starr Malone, where she lived until moving to Oklahoma in 1962. She married Lawrence W. Mezger in Chase, Kansas on Aug. 15, 1936. He preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 1980....
Francis Warren Vancampen
Mar 25, 2009
Francis Warren VanCampen, 84, died March 25, 2009, at Hospice House, Hutchinson. He was born Dec. 7, 1924, in Haven, to Frank E. and Ida M. Wilson VanCampen. Francis retired from Republic Paperboard after 34 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946. On July 19, 1948, he married Eleanor M. Lanzl in Hutchinson. Survivors include: wife,...
Dorothy E. Bird
Mar 24, 2009
GREENSBURG - Dorothy Elizabeth Bird, 92, died March 24, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born Nov. 8, 1916 in Burrton, the son of John and Anna Westerman De Bruler. She was a retired school teacher, teaching in a one room school house in Reno County, Greensburg and Mullinville. She earned a degree from Hutchinson Community College...
Nancy M. Brentlinger
Mar 23, 2009
Nancy Merryman Brentlinger, 51, died March 23, 2009. She was born March 15, 1958, in New Orleans, the daughter of Raleigh Jack and Donna Lou Savage Merryman. She was a 1976 graduate of Robert Service High School, Anchorage, Alaska, and attended Hutchinson Community College. A resident of Hutchinson, she was a homemaker. She belonged to Park Place Christian Church, Hutchinson....
Karen Kay Carter
Mar 23, 2009
NEWTON - Karen Kay Carter, 58, died March 23, 2009, at Newton Medical Center, Newton. She was born May 21, 1950, in Newton, the daughter of Arthur B. and Sarah Carr Krehbiel. She was a graduate of Newton High School and received her CNA certificate from Hutchinson Community College. A lifetime resident of Newton and Hutchinson, she had worked for...
Billy W. "Bill" Howes
Mar 22, 2009
Billy W. "Bill" Howes, 51, died March 22, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 26, 1957, in Stella, Mo., the son of Howard A. and Billie May Seward Howes. He attended school in Pretty Prairie. A resident of Reno County since 1970, he was a laborer and carpenter for Liberty Homes. He enjoyed woodworking and...
Betty Jean "Bj" Dixon
Mar 21, 2009
Betty Jean "BJ" Dixon, 86, died March 21, 2009 at Golden Plains Health Care Center, Hutchinson. She was born March 10, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA to Homer and Ann Dahlke Eberle. She was a 1941 graduate of Wymore High School, Wymore, NE. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, formerly of McPherson, she was a homemaker and former switchboard telephone operator....
Leland B. Schwartz
Mar 19, 2009
Leland B. Schwartz, 53, passed away March 19, 2009, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 20, 1955, in Kingman, the son of Arthur and Veradine Voran Schwartz. He was a 1973 graduate of Pretty Prairie High School. A longtime Hutchinson resident, he worked at Cargill Salt for 32 plus years. He attended the Westbrook Baptist...
Eldon Leigh Showalter
Mar 19, 2009
SOUTH HUTCHINSON -Eldon Leigh Showalter, 79, died March 19, 2009, at Mennonite Manor, South Hutchinson. He was born Aug. 29, 1929, in Larned, the son of Calvin E. and Florence Rice Showalter. He was a 1947 graduate of Hutchinson High School. A resident of South Hutchinson, he was a truck driver for Dillon's for 21 years. He retired in 1993....
Darell D. Jaehde
Mar 19, 2009
Darell D. Jaehde, 80, died March 19, 2009, at his home, Hutchinson. He was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Ransom, to Herman Earnest and Hazel Beatrice Simpson Jaehde. A longtime resident of Hutchinson, Darell was a mechanic for Dillons. He retired in 1989. He was a member of the Hutchinson Gem and Mineral Society, and Retired Teamster Local No. 795....
